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Who We Are

About the Ohio Children's Budget Coalition

 While children make up 22% of Ohio’s population, they represent 100% of Ohio’s future. The budget is a moral document that reflects our priorities as a state – we must do right by the children of Ohio. 


Children do not come in pieces, and neither should our policy and budget decisions. We must maintain, protect, and strengthen the public resources dedicated to ensuring the well-being of our children in the 26-27 biennial budget. To support the potential of each child, they must be cared for, healthy, educated, fed, and nurtured. Unfortunately, too many Ohio children are not adequately supported in all areas of their well-being. 


The Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition (OCBC), a partnership of organizations across the state committed to the health and well-being of children, was established in 2018 to advocate for the needs of the “whole child” in Ohio’s budget decisions. Together, we are fighting for a fair and just children’s agenda that elevates equitable opportunities for all children to thrive. OCBC’s recommendations represent effective investments of taxpayer dollars that help children across our great state.


We believe that the DeWine Administration and the General Assembly must:

  • Prioritize the whole child, including the communities they call home and the systems they depend on. 
  • Improve outcomes and eliminate silos by building a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services and programs to address issues beyond the artificial boundaries of agencies and funding streams. 
  • Protect essential programs that promote whole child well-being. Maintain and build on previous investments that promote health, nutrition, housing security, quality child care, economic stability, strong families, quality education, and critical infrastructure, like broadband, that connects children and families to the services and supports needed during the pandemic and beyond. 
  • Advance budget solutions that prioritize racial equity and combat the effects of structural racism in our communities, which negatively impact child outcomes. 
  • Support the transition to adulthood. Childhood is a continuum and adolescent development continues through the early 20s. Many youth need additional support to successfully transition to adulthood. 
  • Ensure all investments go toward data and research-driven best practices, approaches, programs, and services that maximize benefits for children and families and represent an effective use of taxpayer investments. 

Coalition Members

Our Impact

Our Impact

Our Impact

Each member of the Coalition provides in-kind support through the development of Issue Briefs, thought leadership on critical children's issues, and coalition leadership. 

Our Impact

Our Impact

  • Advocates for Ohio's Future  


  • Children's Defense Fund-Ohio 


  • Groundwork Ohio 


  • Juvenile Justice Coalition 


  • Ohio Children's Alliance 


  • Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)


  • Buckeye Hills Regional Council 


  • Ohio Head Start Association, Inc. 


  •  Ohio Association of Foodbanks 


  •  American Heart Association 


  •  Honesty for Ohio Education


  •  Ohio Education Association 


Our Impact

  • Ohio Children's Hunger Alliance 

 

  • Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition


  • Policy Matters Ohio 


  • Ohio Federation of Teachers 


  • Ohio Poverty Law Center 


  • Council for a Strong America 


  • Appalachian Children Coalition


  • Philanthropy Ohio


  •  Health Policy Institute of Ohio


  •  Community Learning Center Institute  


  •  National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter 


  •  The Center for Community Solutions | Data Research Advocacy  

Funders and Supporters

The Ohio Children's Budget Coalition is made possible by a grant from the bi3 Fund. 


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